The four local authorities around Bristol (Bath & North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council) are in the process of assessing the local population’s housing and commuting needs. These councils, grouping themselves as the West of England Authorities, are preparing a Joint Spatial Plan to assess future housing requirements,…
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The improvement directors from the 15 AHSNs across England are looking forward to hosting the first intra-AHSN learning event on Mental Health in London on Wednesday 2 March. This will be a unique opportunity to hear about the innovative work that AHSNs are supporting in the field of mental health. The day will allow AHSNs…
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The West of England AHSN continues to be recognised for successfully bringing together healthcare, industry and academic partners across the region – but what are we are actually achieving together? Here are a few highlights from the last quarter, October to December 2015… Patient safety 10,000 people have benefitted from the emergency department safety checklist so…
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Over 100 people took part in our Design Together, Live Better project, ten ideas were shortlisted and three were selected for prototype development, all in five months! These are just some highlights of the Design Together, Live Better project, which started in May 2015. This is a citizen-led design initiative, aimed at co-creating new solutions to…
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People with diabetes in the Westcountry have welcomed the news that they will have an opportunity to shape future innovative developments aimed at self-managing their condition. The West of England has been selected as an innovation Test Bed to help people with diabetes in the region self-manage their condition in the future. It is one of…
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Our GP Clinical Evidence Fellows Top left to right: Simon Cleave (Wiltshire CCG), Emily Lake (North Somerset CCG), Ed Mann (North Somerset CCG), Caroline Ward (Swindon CCG), Will Wallage (Wiltshire CCG), Phil Simons (South Gloucestershire CCG), Alan Gywnn (Gloucester CCG), Nick Snelling (Bristol CCG), Farida Ahmed (Bristol CCG) Not pictured: Jonathan Tricker (Bath & North…
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